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Scottie Scheffler’s caddie, Ted Scott, opened up about his recent absence from the PGA Tour.
The performances of Scottie Scheffler and Ted Scott have been truly remarkable during the 2025 PGA Tour season, and recent events make their work together — and apart — even more impressive.
Scheffler was forced to play without Scott for the final round of the FedEx St. Jude Championship and the entire BMW Championship after the caddie had to return home to deal with a family emergency. Scott revealed some of the details about the “devastating” situation during his weekly “Sunday Sermon” ahead of the final round of the Tour Championship.
Ted Scott Explains Absence from PGA Tour
“Many of you know that I left the St. Jude Classic early and didn’t caddie on Sunday. Why? Because we have a devastating family emergency,” Scott said in a video posted to social media from East Lake Golf Club. “Probably the hardest thing I’ve ever walked through in life.”
Ted Scott addresses his absence due to a family emergency where an injury took place in his new Sunday Sermon.
“And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” – Philippians 4:7
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Scott, a deeply religious man, explained that he learned lessons from the experience, while offering a little more insight into the difficult situation.
“First of all, we’re helpless,” he added. “I truly can’t help the situation. Watching my family grieve, watching the person injured, it’s just really difficult to go through, and I’m helpless.”
Scott added that his religion helped him “find peace” with the situation and credited his friends, family and the PGA Tour community for helping him through.
“I can’t understand what happened, I can’t understand what’s going on, but I’m starting to find peace,” Scott continued .”So many of you have reached out to me, so many family members, so many friends on the Tour have supported me so well through this and it’s helping give me peace.”
Scheffler himself offered a little more insight, too, as did the NBC broadcast after he finished his round. Scheffler wore a neon green ribbon on his hat for the final round, apparently in support of Scott’s nephew, Joel.
“Just a little way to show our support back home,” Scheffler said, as seen on the NBC telecast. “Ted wanted to come back to work this week. We had some fun out there. … (The ribbon is) just a little way to Joel to know we’re thinking of him.”
Scheffler’s Success With Fill-Ins
While Scott was absent, Scheffler initially called on PGA Tour chaplain Brad Payne, who finished the St. Jude for Scott, making the trip from Dallas to Memphis for the final round. Scheffler, who also used Payne at the 2024 PGA Championship when Scott was home for a day to attend a graduation, shot a 3-under for the final round, to finish tied for third.
Michael Cromie, the full-time caddie for Chris Kirk, then filled in for Scott at the BMW Championship at Caves Valley.
Scott returned for the Tour Championship, with Scheffler coming in No. 1 in search of back-to-back FedEx Cup wins. Scheffler came in as a heavy favorite. Ultimately, some poor putting in the third round and errant tee shots in the final round cost Scheffler a chance to become the first time back-to-back winner.
Scheffler and Scott will get some well-earned, much-needed time off before the Procore Championship, a tune-up for the Ryder Cup.
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